Praying By the Book: Praying With the Book of Common Prayer

Led by Fr. Michael Petty

            The Book of Common Prayer is designed to help us “pray with the Church” both publicly and privately and, thus, functions as a “school of prayer”.  After presenting a theology of Christian prayer, this class will help participants make use of the Book of Common Prayer to develop a deeper prayer life.  The class will help participants live into the Anglican practice of balancing “common prayer” and private prayer so that they mutually enrich one another. The resource book for this class is Romano Guardini’s The Spirit of the Liturgy and The Lord’s Prayer (available in St. Peter’s Bookstore).